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[Newsmaker] 'North Korea's CVID impossible' says former NK diplomat

A complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea is impossible, unless the regime collapses or changes, a former senior North Korean diplomat said Monday. Given the North’s po...

May 14, 2018
Foreign Policy
Did US promise ‘economic rewards’ to NK?

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s mention of “prosperity” for North Korea if it ends its nuclear weapons programs may hint at economic rewards for the cash-strapped regime. Pompeo said Friday t...

May 13, 2018
Foreign Policy
Foreign minister Kang to meet Pompeo in Washington

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is set to hold talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday in Washington, D.C., ahead of the historic summit between North Korea and the US, th...

May 10, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Newsmaker] Behind Kim Jong-un’s trip to China: NK seeks to involve China in peace push

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to China for the second time in less than two months signals Pyongyang’s desire for Beijing’s involvement in the denuclearization process ahead of his summit w...

May 9, 2018
Foreign Policy
N. Korea's Kim, China's Xi hold 2nd summit in northern China

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their second summit in about 40 days in northeast China, the two nations' state media reported Tuesday, ahead of an anticipated s...

May 8, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon, Trump to discuss NK at May 22 summit

President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump will hold a summit meeting in Washington D.C. on May 22. According to Cheong Wa Dae and White House the two leaders will discuss issues surroundin...

May 5, 2018
Foreign Policy
Seoul dismisses possible reduction of US troops in S. Korea

South Korea’s presidential office on Friday rejected reports that the US may scale down its military presence in South Korea, amid controversy over a possible withdrawal of US troops. The New Yor...

May 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
Complex calculations over signing peace treaty

The presidential office on Wednesday signaled its intention to declare an end to the Korean War with North Korea and the US, and involve China when signing a peace treaty, making clearer its roadmap ...

May 2, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea, Turkey agree to enhance ties, boost cooperation

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey agreed on Wednesday to enhance their countries' cooperation in trade, education, technology and various other sectors, ...

May 2, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea, Turkey discuss ways to step up economic cooperation

Business leaders and government officials from South Korea and Turkey gathered in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss ways to expand economic cooperation in various fields, including infrastructure develop...

May 2, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon continues diplomatic push ahead of US-NK meeting

China, Japan appear to struggle to remain relevant in denuclearization talks

May 1, 2018
Foreign Policy
Korea, Philippines vow close military ties

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the Philippines agreed Monday to move forward security and defense industry cooperation between the two countries, according to Seoul's Ministry of National Defe...

Apr 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
Expectations grow for North Korea-US summit

After South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un confirmed their commitment to the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” the ball is now in the court of US ...

Apr 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Foreign ministry names Samsung executive as new ambassador to Vietnam

South Korea appointed a Samsung Electronics executive as its new ambassador to Vietnam on Sunday as part of a reshuffle of 19 ambassadors and four consul generals. Kim Do-hyun, an executive of Samsu...

Apr 29, 2018
Foreign Policy
Japan, China welcome inter-Korean summit agreement

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday welcomed a surprise set of inter-Korean summit agreements to build peace and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula but urged the North to prove its commitment...

Apr 27, 2018
Foreign Policy

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